Thursday 5 August 2010 06.54 EDT
First published on Thursday 5 August 2010 06.54 EDT

It seems Steven Tyler never tells Aerosmith anything. After only recently patching things up, Tyler is back to his old tricks – this time plotting a move to reality TV without alerting his band-mates. "I found out on the internet like the rest of the world," said guitarist Joe Perry. "We'd like to plan our lives, you know?"

Although nothing is confirmed, Tyler is reportedly one of several candidates under consideration to join the judging panel on American Idol. "I'm doing it. What do you think? I'm doing it," he recently told reporters. "[I'm] probably going to be a judge on American Idol." Producers are looking to replace the departing Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres, with Jennifer Lopez another reported front-runner.

The speculation infuriates Perry, who apparently wasn't even invited to a recent Aerosmith after-show event. "There was a party at Studio 54 after the Vegas show, which none of us in the band knew anything about, and [Steven] said some stuff there," Perry told the Boston Herald. "After working with me for 40 years, he couldn't tell me about this? Why so secretive?"

This isn't the first time Tyler has left Aerosmith in the dark about his plans. Last year, he announced that he would be quitting Aerosmith – at least temporarily – to focus on "Brand Tyler". "I got off the plane two nights ago [and] saw online that Steven said that he was going to leave the band," Perry said at the time. "To disregard his brothers to the point where we have to find out about [his plans] on the internet – it's like, 'See you later, Bud.'" While Aerosmith went so far as to audition replacement singers, the group finally reconciled and are currently touring.

Perry said he confronted Tyler in his dressing room last weekend, asking him about the American Idol rumours. Tyler claimed that he was not allowed to discuss it. Perry is still incredulous. "We're told it's a done deal," he said. "If Steven is committed to a TV show, that kind of affects the rest of us."